01 | SAY HI!
| ABOUT ME:
I enjoy crafting the moment-by-moment experience of causes and effects, inputs and feedback, expectations and surprises. Successfully getting my users into the “flow” experiences that I designed has been very satisfying. I have spent last year exploring how we can reduce anxious feelings in our fast-paced world. After doing research, conducting user tests, and going through multiple iterations, living in the moment is one of the most effective ways to reduce anxiousness. Right now I want to share some of my thoughts and key takeaways, so I create this publication.
| ABOUT THIS TOPIC :
My thesis concept was born out of the anxiety I felt while waiting for a response in emails, text messages and notifications. For example, if I arrive some where30 minutes early, my patience can only last for approximately three minutes before I start to feel annoyed. Thinking to myself, “how long am I going to wait?”
I hypothesized that waiting has two main categories: first is waiting with an expected timeframe. The second is waiting without knowing it. Both instances are ubiquitous in our everyday life. We wait for our laundry to finish, we wait in line to eat at a restaurant, we wait in traffic while we commute to work
and the list goes on.No one likes to wait. It wastes the person’s time and is a constant source of anxiety. Because of this observation, I believe that there is an area rich in possibilities to disrupt and think of the question; “how might we create moments that give people the opportunity to transform the act waiting into an enjoyable experience.”
My working stands as follows:
How might we were people’s anxiousness even they have nothing to
Do? How might we modulate different levers based on their situation to
Cope with their anxious emotions? Are there any strategies to bring their Attention back when they feel anxious or unfocused disposition? How Weigh we use flow theory to apply in this domain, by decrease the Challenge or by creating a relaxing experience?
| THE ABSTRACT :
“We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it”. — Rick Warren
HAVE YOU EVER FOUND YOURSELF DOING ONE THING BUT THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE?
This is an all too common phenomenon for me. I like to think, plan, and experience new things. Each one of these actions by themselves is great. Do them at the same time and you take away from the moment you are in. All sorts of things can distract from the present. Anxiety, stress, anger, frustration, negative emotions are the enemy of the moment.
If I come home after work all day and I am in a bad mood, I am poisoned when I spend time with my family. I get precious few hours, so I want to make the best of them. I try to take my own advice and push down any negative thoughts. My top priority is choosing happiness. I have found that so many negative feelings are my choice because of how I let things affect me. By letting these things slip away, I can calm myself down.
As Rick Warren once said, “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” The past is something that often steals from the present. Thoughts pop up, and I find myself dwelling on some old decision or action. One thing is certain; the past is the past. I cannot change it, so why should I focus on it? Instead, I try to learn from those old mistakes, so I do not make them again. If I can do this, I will be more fully present in the here and now.
At times, my mind will wander off and think about the future. These thoughts are important, but there are a time and a place for each of them. For me, it all starts with priorities. Understanding what things are most important can help to shape my focus and thoughts. The things that matter to me, like family, are here and now. So, my priority is today, not the future. I easily space out while thinking about the future.
Some people do not think you can plan for the future and still live in the moment. I disagree. I spend a lot of time doing things that will make the future better, like enjoy the moment and focusing on one thing at the time. I listen to audio books, I take online classes, I write, and I think about the things I want to achieve. I do all this at times when I am alone, either in the car or when everyone is asleep. These activities are the moment, and I am not trading off what is most important in my life.
👋🏻 01 | At this EXCITED Moment. Thanks for stopping by, see you next week!
